PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE ENVIRON. MENTAL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES.

SEC. 327. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE ENVIRON. MENTAL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES. (a) Cooperative Agreement for Pilot Program.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may enter into a cooperative agreement with an institution of higher education for the purpose of facilitating the development and demonstration of new methods and technologies for more effective and expedient environmental remediation at military installations by engaging in a pilot demonstration project as provided in subsection (b). (2) If the Secretary enters into a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the agreement shall authorize the institution of higher education to enter into partnerships or other relationships with private and public entities for purposes of conducting activities under the cooperative agreement. (b) Pilot Project at Defense Landfill.— (1) If the Secretary enters into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a)(1), the agreement shall authorize the institution of higher education to participate in a cooperative pilot demonstration project at a Government landfill described in paragraph (2) if such demonstration project can be carried out in a manner that is consistent with all other actions at such landfill that the Secretary is legally required to undertake. (2) The Government landfill referred to in paragraph (1) is a Government landfill that— (A) is listed on the National Priorities List pursuant to section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)); and (B) is located on a military installation to be closed pursuant to a base closure law. (c) Funding for Fiscal Year 1995.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4) and made available for innovative environmental technologies certification, $1,000,000 shall be available for the establishment of the cooperative agreement and the activities necessary to conduct the pilot demonstration project under this section.